A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.

The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. Offering his 37 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a 39 of cups---porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to 40 themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have 41 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 42 , leaving behind the plain and 43 ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress.”

“Be assured that the cup 45 adds no quality to the coffee. 46 it is just more expensive and in some cases 47 hides what we drink.”

“ 48 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 49 you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began 50 each other’s cups.”

Now consider this: 51 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 52 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 53 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups 55 you … enjoy the coffee instead.

36. A. stress　 　　 　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 C. sorrow　　　 　　 D. truth

37. A. friends 　　　　　 B. customers　　　　 C. fellows　　　 　　 D. guests

38. A. carried　　　　　　　 B. returned　　　　　 C. arrived　　　 　　 D. reached

39. A. kind　　　　　　　　　 B. variety　　　 C. sort　　　　　 　　 D. number

40. A. devote 　 　　　　 B. expose　　　 　 C. help　　　　　 　　 D. addicted

41. A. searched 　 　　 B. witnessed　　　　 C. noticed　　　 　　 D. discovered

42. A. taken up　　　　　　 B. brought in　　　　 C. sold out　　 　　 D. cut down

43. A. expensive　　　　　 B. cheap　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　 　　 D. usual

44. A. point　　 　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　 C. source　　　 　　 　　 D. result

45. A. by itself　　　　　　 B. on its own　　　　 C. for itself　　 　　 D. itself

46. A. At no time　 　 B. At times　　　　　　 C. In no case 　　 D. In most cases

47. A. ever　　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　 　　 D. hardly

48. A. What　　　　　　　　 B. That　　　　　　　　 C. Which 　　 D. Whether

49. A. but　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　 　　 D. for

50. A. suspecting　　　　　 B. liking　　　　　　　　 C. envying　　 　　 D. eyeing

51. A. Love　　　　　　　　　 B. Life　　　　　　　　　 C. Future 　　 D. Failure

52. A. They　 　 　　　　 B. We　　　　　　　　　 C. You　 　　 　　 D. What

53. A. quantity　　　　　　 B. style　　　　　　　　 C. quality 　　 D. standard

54. A. have　　 　 　　　　 B. hesitate　　　　　　 C. forget 　　 　　 D. fail

55. A. force 　　　　　　　 B. drive　　　　　　　　 C. puzzle 　　 　　 D. amaze

A group of graduates got together to visit their old university professor.

The conversation soon turned into complaints about 36 in work and life. Offering his 37 coffee, the professor went to the kitchen and 38 with a large pot of coffee and a 39 of cups---porcelain, plastic, glass, crystal, some plain-looking, some expensive, some beautiful—telling them to 40 themselves to the coffee.

When all the students had a cup of coffee in hand, the professor said, “if you have 41 , all the nice-looking expensive cups have been 42 , leaving behind the plain and 43 ones. While it is normal for you to want only the best for yourselves, that is the 44 of your problems and stress.”

“Be assured that the cup 45 adds no quality to the coffee. 46 it is just more expensive and in some cases 47 hides what we drink.”

“ 48 all of you really want is coffee, not the cup, 49 you consciously went for the best cups…. And then you began 50 each other’s cups.”

Now consider this: 51 is the coffee; the jobs, money and position in society are the cups. 52 are just tools to hold and contain life, and the type of cup we have does not define, nor change the 53 of life we live. Sometimes, by concentrating only on the cup, we 54 to enjoy the coffee. Value the coffee, not the cups! Don’t let the cups 55 you … enjoy the coffee instead.

36. A. stress　 　　 　　 B. dream　　　　　　　 C. sorrow　　　 　　 D. truth

37. A. friends 　　　　　 B. customers　　　　 C. fellows　　　 　　 D. guests

38. A. carried　　　　　　　 B. returned　　　　　 C. arrived　　　 　　 D. reached

39. A. kind　　　　　　　　　 B. variety　　　 C. sort　　　　　 　　 D. number

40. A. devote 　 　　　　 B. expose　　　 　 C. help　　　　　 　　 D. addicted

41. A. searched 　 　　 B. witnessed　　　　 C. noticed　　　 　　 D. discovered

42. A. taken up　　　　　　 B. brought in　 　　　 C. sold out　　 　　 D. cut down

43. A. expensive　　　　　 B. cheap　　　　　　　 C. beautiful　　 　　 D. usual

44. A. point　　 　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　 C. source　　　 　　 　　 D. result

45. A. by itself　　　　　　 B. on its own　　　　 C. for itself　　 　　 D. itself

46. A. At no time　 　 B. At times　　　　　　 C. In no case 　　 D. In most cases

47. A. ever　　　　　　　　　 B. even　　　　　　　　 C. never　　　　 　　 D. hardly

48. A. What　　　　　　　　 B. That　　　　　　　　 C. Which 　　 D. Whether

49. A. but　　　　　　　　　　 B. so　　　　　　　　　　 C. and 　　　　 　　 D. for

50. A. suspecting　　　　　 B. liking　　　　　　　　 C. envying　　 　　 D. eyeing

51. A. Love　　　　　　　　　 B. Life　　　　　　　　　 C. Future 　　 D. Failure

52. A. They　 　 　　　　 B. We　　　　　　　　　 C. You　 　　 　　 D. What

53. A. quantity　　　　　　 B. style　　　　　　　　 C. quality 　　 D. standard

54. A. have　　 　 　　　　 B. hesitate　　　　　　 C. forget 　　 　　 D. fail

55. A. force 　　　　　　　 B. drive　　　　　　　　 C. puzzle 　　 　　 D. amaze

Water costs money. In some places water is hard 36 . What 37 when a town has these problems ? A small town in California found a happy 38 .

　　　 Very 39 rain ever fell there. The town had no water 40 . The water it used was 41 from a river 300 miles away. As more people 42 live in the town, 43 water was needed. Now water 44 to be brought in from 600 miles ways. All these cost 45 money.

　　　 The town 46 a plan. It found 47 to clean its “dirty” water. Once the cleaned water was reused 48 many ways. Five 49 lakes was built. Here people could swim and fish and go 50 . They 51 have picnics in their new parks. Farmers had more water 52 their crops. New factories can be built, now that they have the promise of 53 .

　　　 In most places, water is used and thrown 54 . The town that saved 55 water has saved the town!

36. A. supplying　　　　　 B. getting　　　　　　　 C. to get　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to supply

37. A. happens　　　　　　 B. happening　　　　 C. is happened　　　　　　 D. happened

38. A. key　　　　　　　　　　 B. answer　　　　　　　　　　 C. answering　　　　 D. way

39. A. little　　　　　　　　 B. a little　　　　　　　 C. few　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. a few

40. A. of itself　　　 B. of its own　　　　　　　　 C. for its own　　　 D. for itself

41. A. fetch　　　　　　　　 B. take　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. brought in　　　　 D. guided

42. A. come to　　　　　　 B. came to　　　　　　　　　 C. coming to　　　　　　　　 D. came for

43. A. many　　　　　　　　 B. plenty of　　　　　　　　　 C. more　　　　　　　　　　　 D. many more

44. A. has 　　　　　　　　　 B. had　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. must　　　　　　　　　　　 D. needed

45. A. many　　　　　　　 B. a few　　　　　　　　　　　 C. a great many　　　　　　 D. a lot of

46. A. put　　　　　　　　　　 B. made　　　　　　　　　　　 C. supply　　　　　　　 D. noticed

47. A. a way　　　 B. ways　　　　　　　　　　　 C. an answer　　　　　　　 D. a key

48. A. for　　　　　　　　　　 B. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. in

49. A. man-making B. man-make　　　　 C. man-made　　　　 D. man made

50. A. boating　　　　 B. to boat 　　　　　　　　　 C. to boating　　　　　　　　 D. on boating

51. A. must　　　　　　　　　 B. could　　　　　　　　　　　 C. needed　　　　　　　　　　 D. had to

52. A. as　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. for　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

53. A. water enough B. enough water C. crops enough D. enough crops

54. A. off　　　　　　　　　　 B. of　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. away　　　　　　　　　　　 D. out of

55. A. it’s　　　　　　　　　　 B. its　　　　　　　　　　　　　 C. one’s 　　　　　　　 D. his

His family______always quarrelling among ______ .

A. is; itself　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　   B. are; themselves

C. is; themselves　　   　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. are; itself

 

Salisbury________ is a large and fine city.

A. for itself　　　　　　　　  B. to itself

C. on itself　　　　　　    D. itself